02nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130009835 | COBRA ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a small cobra antenna that has a high performance as an antenna gain, and minimizes the effect of the length of the coaxial wire. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009836 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION WIRELESS SYSTEM - A multiband dipole antenna solution suitable for use in various wireless device applications, and methods of tuning and utilizing the same. In one embodiment, the antenna is adapted for use in long term evolution (LTE or LTE-A) radio devices. In one implementation, the antenna comprises (i) two planar directly fed radiating elements operating in a lower frequency band and disposed on two opposing sides of a dielectric structure, and (ii) two electromagnetically coupled radiating elements operating in an upper frequency band also disposed on the opposing sides of the dielectric structure. An additional pair of electromagnetically coupled radiator elements is utilized to achieve wider antenna operating bandwidth. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009837 | INTERWOVEN SPIRAL ANTENNA - An interwoven spiral antenna includes a non-inverted spiral section, an inverted spiral section, and an excitation region. The non-inverted spiral section has a spiral shape and the inverted spiral section has an inverted spiral shape. The excitation region is coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited, the interwoven spiral antenna has a circular polarization. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009838 | MULTI-BAND LOADED ANTENNA - A planar antenna for wireless information transfer can include a planar loading portion electrically coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, and a folded conductive strip portion coupled to the planar loading portion, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other. The planar loading portion can be configured to establish a specified bandwidth of a second operating frequency range, leaving a first specified operating frequency range substantially unchanged. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009839 | MULTI-BAND MULTI-POLARIZATION STUB-TUNED ANTENNA - Apparatus and techniques can include a planar antenna that can include a folded conductive strip portion coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other, and a first region oriented along a first axis in a plane of the planar antenna and a second region oriented along a second axis in the plane of the planar antenna, the two axes and the two regions specified to provide polarization diversity of radiation from the planar antenna. The planar antenna can include a stub coupled to the folded conductive strip portion, the stub configured to provide a first specified operating frequency range at or near resonance using a mode corresponding to a total physical path length along the folded conductive strip portion. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009840 | WHIP DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - A whip dual-band antenna is disclosed in the present invention, and includes a radiator which is connected with a radio via a feed point of the radio, wherein the radiator includes a linear first radiator for generating a first resonance, a helical second radiator is set on the top of the first radiator in an inverse series manner, and the second radiator is used for generating a second resonance whose frequency is higher than the resonance frequency of the first radiator. In the present invention, by adding additionally a second radiator with a higher resonance frequency on the top of a first radiator dexterously, the length of the model of the second resonance frequency is increased, and the effect of the change of the UltraHigh Frequency (UHF) band is decreased. The antenna performance is better concentrated on the upper hemisphere when the dual-band antenna is operating in the Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band, so as to implement a better GPS gain performance without affecting the effect in the UHF band. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009841 | Impedance Matching Circuit Capable of Broadband Operation - A broadband-operable impedance filter has capacitive elements of variable capacitance in the signal path, an inductive element in a parallel path connected in parallel to the signal path, and inductive elements in the ground path. The impedance filter allows communication in a first frequency band and the reception of HF signals in a second frequency band. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009842 | Diagonally-Driven Antenna System and Method - An electronic device ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009843 | PRINTED ANTENNA - A printed antenna comprising a substrate, a first ground plane, a low frequency radiation, a high frequency radiation, a first matching portion, a second matching portion is provided. The first ground plane, the low frequency radiation portion, the high frequency radiation portion and the first matching portion are located on an upper surface of the substrate. The low frequency radiation portion is connected to the high frequency radiation portion, and the first matching portion is extended from the first ground plane and towards the high frequency radiation portion. The second matching portion is adjacent to the first matching portion but does not overlap the first matching portion. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009844 | AERIAL COMPRISING A MATCHING DEVICE - The invention relates to antenna technical equipment and can be used as the small-sized aerial. The technical result is significant reduction of overall dimensions of the aerial while retaining sufficient efficiency of radiation within the LW, MW and SW radio communication range and as a result the expansion of the functional abilities of the use of transceiving equipment. Aerial comprising a matching device including inductances contains radiating element. The radiating element is located in a magnetic field of the matching device implemented in the form of the transformer. The transformer is located on open magnetic circuit. The radiating element is electrically connected to the secondary winding of the transformer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009845 | MULTI-FREQUENCY ANTENNA - An antenna for receiving and transmitting a signal is provided. The antenna includes a connection portion receiving and transmitting the signal, a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion. The connection portion includes a first end, a second end and a third end, wherein the first end is configured at a first distance from a ground. The first radiation portion is connected to the second end, and includes at least one folding area forming thereon at least one folding segment, wherein the folding segment and the connection portion have therebetween a shortest distance being a second distance. The second radiation portion is connected to the third end. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009846 | INSERT FOR RADOMES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING INSERT FOR RADOMES - Apparatuses such as inserts for radomes are described herein. The apparatuses and inserts including a metal layer having a frequency selective surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009847 | MULTIPLE SPIRAL ANTENNA - A poly interwoven spiral antenna includes a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units, an excitation region, and a plurality of spoke excitation connections. An interwoven spiral antenna unit includes a non-inverted spiral section having a spiral shape and an inverted spiral section having an inverted spiral shape. A first end of a spoke excitation connection is coupled to a corresponding one of the interwoven spiral antenna units and a second end of the spoke excitation connection is coupled to the excitation region. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009848 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS - An antenna arrangement for transmitting signals has improved directional characteristics and a higher antenna gain, is simple to produce, and is robust and cost-effective. The antenna arrangement has a plurality of planes, and a plurality of individual antennas are arranged in each plane. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009849 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - It is possible to provide a mobile phone ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009850 | ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR EMITTING MICROWAVE PULSES - An antenna configuration for emitting high-energy microwave pulses has a first flat electrode and a second flat electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being able to be connected to a generator for producing an excitation pulse. The antenna configuration further has a multiplicity of radiation elements which connect the first electrode and the second electrode to one another, and semiconductor diodes which are provided in the region of the radiation elements and turn on as of a particular breakdown voltage and thus make it possible for the antenna to emit a pulsed overall pulse. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009851 | INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND RADIO-FREQUENCY ANTENNA - An integrated photovoltaic cell and RF antenna assembly is disclosed, the assembly comprising a photovoltaic cell and at least two horizontal portions of conductive material, each of the at least two horizontal portions of conductive material being secured under the photovoltaic cell, wherein two of the at least two horizontal portions are used for providing an electrical potential difference and the RF antenna is provided using the photovoltaic cell and at least one of the at least two horizontal portions of conductive material. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009852 | Linkable Electronic Display Devices - A display system is described that includes an electronic display device and a first connector disposed on an edge of the electronic display device. The first connector can releasably connect to a plurality of portions of a second connector disposed on an edge of another display device. The edge of the electronic display device and the edge of the other display device are substantially parallel. When the first connector and the second connector are connected, the electronic display device can rotate about an axis that is substantially parallel to the aforementioned edge of the electronic display device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009853 | EYE-GLASSES MOUNTED DISPLAY - A display system is provided. An eye-glass is provided. A projector is provided comprising a display device and an optical system for directing an image from the display device to reflect off of the eye-glass and into an eye. The eye-glass and projector may be supported by a frame, which is able to be mounted on a head. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009854 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF PIXEL CIRCUIT, AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including pixel circuits arranged in a form of a matrix, with the pixel circuits respectively including an electro-optical element, a drive transistor, a sampling transistor, and a capacitive element. The sampling transistor samples a signal from the signal line in the capacitive element. The drive transistor and the electro-optical element are arranged in series to form a current path between a power supply line and a ground line. The drive transistor is configured to control a driving current through the current path according to a signal potential stored in the capacitive element. Compensation for driving current dependence on a characteristic of the drive transistor is provided, with such compensation being based upon a current through the current path occurring before a light emission period. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009855 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING COLOR IN A DISPLAY - Embodiments include methods and devices for controlling the spectral profile and color gamut of light produced by an interferometric display. Such devices include illuminating a display with selected wavelengths of light. Embodiments also include a display comprising separate sections that output different predetermined colors of light. Other embodiments include methods of making the aforementioned devices. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009856 | SCANNING SIGNAL LINE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Stability of a circuit operation in a monolithic gate driver is improved. A bistable circuit is provided with a charge replenishment circuit ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MAIN BACK-LIGHT BLANKING IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present principles are directed towards enhancing the reproduction of dynamic scenes on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitors by employing temporal control over the duration of frame blanking of the display back-light. Particularly, the greater the image difference between neighboring frames, the wider the main back-light frame blanking becomes, and vice versa—smaller image difference between consecutive frames will automatically inflict narrower main back-light frame blanking. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009858 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCKING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for locking an input device of an electronic device are described herein. An example method includes detecting a moving action of a housing of the electronic device from an open position to a closed position. The method includes detecting at least a first condition of the electronic device after detection of the moving action from the open position to the closed position and locking the input device upon detection of the first condition within a first time interval based on the electronic device being moved to the closed position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009859 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic image display device and a driving method thereof, which correct the viewing position of a viewer in initial driving of a 3D display mode, are discussed. The stereoscopic image display device includes a display module, a barrier module, a position detector, and a position detector. The display module separates a left-eye image and a right-eye image to display a stereoscopic image. The barrier module is disposed in correspondence with the display module, and forms a light transmitting area for transmitting the left-eye image and right-eye image and a light blocking area for blocking the left-eye image and right-eye image. The position detector detects position information on a viewer which views the stereoscopic image displayed on the display module. The position detector corrects positions of the light transmitting area and light blocking area on the basis of viewing position information on the viewer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009860 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS - An information display apparatus includes: an outputting device capable of (i) displaying a first image in which data values corresponding to at least a first portion out of a plurality of data values included in one dataset of a plurality of datasets are indicated by characters and in which at least one portion of the data values can be changed and (ii) displaying a second image in which data values corresponding to at least a second portion out of the plurality of data values included in the one dataset are graphically indicated and in which at least one portion of the data values can be changed; and a controlling device for changing at least one portion of the data values included in the one dataset in accordance with a received change instruction if the instruction for one of the first image and second image is received by an inputting device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009861 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES USING GESTURES AND RELATED 3D SENSOR - Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for controlling devices using gestures and a 3D sensor that enables implementing the above. In one embodiment, the method proposed herein may be based on defining at least one sensor area within the space surrounding a user of a controlled device; associating this sensor area with at least one user gesture; associating the combination of the user gesture and sensor area with an actionable command; identifying the direction of the line of sight of the user and a focal point of the line of sight of the user; and, if the line of sight of the user is directed a sensor area, issuing an actionable command corresponding to the combination of the sensor area and the gesture that the user makes while looking at this sensor area. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009862 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including an image generator, a projection lens set, a depth detecting module detecting the position of user, and a control unit is provided, wherein the control unit is electrically connected to the image generator, the projection lens set and the depth detecting module. An image displayed by the image generator is projected through the projection lens set and generates a floating real image between the projection lens set and the user. Each beam forming the floating real image has a light-cone angle θ. The image generator and the projection lens adjust the position of the floating real image according to the position of user. The size of the floating real image is L, the distance between two eyes of the user is W, the distance between the user and the floating real image is D, and the light-cone angle θ satisfies the formula of | 2013-01-10 |
20130009863 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control apparatus controls display of a transparent display which includes a screen configured to transmit light arriving from an object located on a side of a second surface so that the object is viewable from a viewpoint located on a side of a first surface which is an opposite surface to the second surface. The display control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating relative positional relations between the transparent display and the viewpoint and between the transparent display and the object; and a display control unit that controls the display of the transparent display based on the position information. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus for interfacing between a mobile device and an external device is provided. The apparatus includes a mobile device which includes image data for the external device, and which transmits to the external device an image signal corresponding to the image data according to a selection, and an external device which displays the image data corresponding to the image signal received from the mobile device, which generates an input signal according to a user's input, and which transmits the generated input signal to the mobile device, wherein the image signal of the mobile device and the input signal of the external device are transmitted and received through a single interface used for a connection between the mobile device and the external device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009865 | USER-CENTRIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method and system for controlling various electronic devices by recognition of gestures made by a user within a particular space defined in front of the user are provided. An example method may comprise generating a depth map of a physical scene, determining that a head of the user is directed towards a predetermined direction, establishing a virtual sensing zone defined between the user and a predetermined location, identifying a particular gesture made by the user within the virtual sensing zone, and selectively providing to the electronic device a control command associated with the particular gesture. The particular gesture may be performed by one or more characteristic forms provided by the user within the virtual sensing zone being in an active state. The characteristic forms are forms reliably distinguishable from casual forms by means of computer vision and having certain attributes, which can reliably reflect user intent. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009866 | INPUT PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a keyboard input device, a first input device and a second input device each including a stick pointer are arranged. An input control of gesture functions such as zoom-in, zoom-out, right rotation, left rotation, forward tracking, backward tracking, left tracking, right tracking, and the like may be made possible by a combination of operational directions of operation bodies of the stick pointer (SP | 2013-01-10 |
20130009867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIEW MODE USING FACE RECOGNITION - A method for displaying screen data according to determination of a view mode in a portable terminal, and an apparatus thereof, are provided. The method includes detecting an orientation change event of the portable terminal in a displayed state of the screen data, turning-on a camera module when the orientation change event is detected, determining an orientation of eyes of a user through face detection from an image captured by the camera module, determining a view mode of the portable terminal according to an orientation of the portable terminal and the orientation of the eyes of the user, and displaying screen data according to the determined view mode. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009868 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention provides a display apparatus and a display method for realizing control for display operations by a user precisely reflecting the user's status, i.e., the user's intentions, visual state and physical conditions. Worn as an eyeglass-like or head-mount wearable unit for example, the display apparatus of the present invention enables the user to recognize visibly various images on the display unit positioned in front of the user's eyes thereby providing the picked up images, reproduced images, and received images. As control for various display operations such as switching between the display state and the see-through state, display operation mode and selecting sources, the display apparatus of the present invention acquires information about either behavior or physical status of the user, and determines either intention or status of the user in accordance with the acquired information, thereby controlling the display operation appropriately on the basis of the determination result. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009869 | System and Method for Image Processing using Multi-touch Gestures - Various embodiments of a system and methods for processing digital images using multi-touch gestures are described. A multi-touch gestural input set which comprises a plurality of touch gestures may be applied to a display of an image. The gestural input set may include different gesture types, such as mobile and stationary gestures. Each gesture type may indicate a different image processing constraint that may be applied to modify the digital image. Stationary gestures may indicate constrained regions of the image that are not subject to modification. Mobile gestures may indicate regions of the image which may be subject to modification. Characteristics of the mobile gestures, such as velocity and/or pressure, may also indicate an amount by which an image may be modified over the region indicated by the mobile gesture. Image masks, which separate foreground and background regions of an image, may also be specified by the gestural input set. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009870 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An input device comprises: a detection unit that detects a body movement generated by tapping a user body as detection data; and an input information determination unit that refers to the detection data, determines a tap position based on a fact that the detection data varies depending on the tap position, and outputs an operation command associated with the determined tap position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009871 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system is provided with a plurality of input operation devices that send drawing request information for updating display contents at a shared display device, a display control device that is connected to the input operation devices via a communication line, that stores the drawing request information sent from the input operation devices in a buffer, and that updates the display contents in the shared display device on the basis of the drawing request information stored in the buffer. Then, the display control device controls the shared display device so that the display contents based on the drawing request information stored in the buffer are displayed by being updated in order of priority level, which is predetermined for each type of the drawing request information. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009872 | VIRTUAL INPUT SYSTEM - For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009873 | USER INPUT BACK CHANNEL FOR WIRELESS DISPLAYS - As part of a communication session, a wireless source device can transmit audio and video data to a wireless sink device, and the wireless sink device can transmit user input data received at the wireless sink device back to the wireless source device. In this manner, a user of the wireless sink device can control the wireless source device and control the content that is being transmitted from the wireless source device to the wireless sink device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009874 | SHAPE-CHANGEABLE MOUSE - A shape-changeable mouse includes a first casing, a second casing, a push rod, a sliding element and a third casing. The push rod is pivotally coupled with the first casing and the second casing. The second casing has a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole. The sliding element has a positioning post. The third casing is used for storing a sensor. The third casing is rotatable relative to the first casing to lie flat on a sensing surface. In a case that the positioning post is inserted into the first positioning hole, a first angle is defined between the first casing and the second casing. Whereas, in a case that the positioning post is inserted into the second positioning hole, a second angle is defined between the first casing and the second casing. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009875 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER INTERFACE - Techniques are disclosed relating to a three-dimensional computer interface. In one embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a camera and a proximity sensor. The camera is configured to capture an image that includes an object. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor is configured to perform a measurement operation that includes determining only a single distance value for the object. The apparatus is configured to calculate a location of the object based on the captured image and the single distance value. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to determine a motion of the object by calculating a plurality of locations of the object. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to identify the object as a user's hand, and to control a depiction of content on a display based on the determined path of motion for the user's hand. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009876 | COMPUTER WITH AN INPUT DEVICE HAVING A LABELED REGION - A computer with an input device having a labeled region including a host, a first monitor, a first touchpad and a cover is provided. The first monitor is electrically connected to the host and serves as a display media of the host. The first touchpad is electrically connected to the host and serves as an input media of the host. The first touchpad includes a touch keypad region, wherein a plurality of touch keys is disposed in the touch keypad region. The cover encloses the first touchpad and includes a labeled region. When the device is power on, the labeled region is corresponding to the touch keypad region of the first touchpad, and the user can distinguish positions of each of the touch keys of the touch keypad region when inputting data by means of the touch keypad region. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009877 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Dynamically Determining Entered Telephone Numbers - As keys of the keyboard of a portable communication device are asserted, the device dynamically determines at least a portion of a corresponding telephone number to present on the device's display by, at least in part, considering likelihoods of differing explicit and implicit interpretations of these key assertions. By one approach this can comprise according a likelihood advantage to an explicit interpretation of one or more of the key assertions and/or implicit interpretations of such key assertions. These likelihood advantages need not be necessarily dispositive with respect to the resultant interpretation. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009878 | INPUT DEVICE FOR TABLET COMPUTER - An input device for a tablet computer is provided. The input device includes a base and a touch switch member. The touch switch member includes a touch element and a power switch. The touch element is pivotally coupled with the base and exposed to a top surface of the base. When the tablet computer is placed on the base, the touch element is moved from an initial position to a triggered position through the tablet computer. Consequently, the power switch is pressed down and turned on. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009879 | LAYOUT FOR LETTERS OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET ON THE KEYPAD OF A MOBILE PHONE - The present invention relates to a layout for letters of the English alphabet on the keypad of a mobile phone; and more specifically, to a new layout for letters of the English alphabet on the keypad of a mobile phone, by means of which it is easy to recognize and use the letters in the English alphabet compared to the traditional layout therefor and texting efficiency is substantially improved. To this end, the present invention provides a layout for the mobile phone keypad in English, featuring easy visual recognition and substantially improved texting efficiency. In the layout, the letters of the English to alphabet are arranged on 10 number buttons according to the basic letter composition and the alphabetic serial order as memorized by people, the vowels A, E, I, O and U being used more frequently as relative to the composition ratio thereof are placed as the first letters in the corresponding groups of letters, respectively, shown on each number button, and those vowels is are diagonally and equally arranged on the 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 number buttons. This structure provides uniform regularity to the alphabet letters and to the vowel groups on the keypad. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTER ON TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is a character inputting method and apparatus. The character inputting method includes displaying a first keypad on a touch screen while hiding a second keypad, sensing a touching of one of a plurality of regions partitioning the first keypad, dragging the touch releasing the touch to a position that is different than the touched region extracting a character of a region of the hidden second keypad, the extracted character being associated with a region of the hidden second keypad corresponding to the touched region of the first keypad, and displaying the extracted character of the second keypad on the touch screen. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009881 | Touch-Screen Keyboard Facilitating Touch Typing with Minimal Finger Movement - A system, method and computer-readable medium for using a touch-screen keyboard. A keyboard operation module generates geometric shapes for display on a touch-screen display, each geometric Shape corresponding to a respective finger of a user. Each geometric shape includes characters at predefined locations around the perimeter of the geometric shape. The keyboard operation module detects a sliding movement of a finger in contact with the touch-screen display from inside a geometric Shape and toward the perimeter of the geometric shape. The keyboard operation module then determines that the sliding movement is in the direction of a particular character positioned around the perimeter of the geometric Shape and selects the particular character for display in a text entry area of the touch-screen display. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009882 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating control of haptic feedback. A method may include receiving an indication of flexing of a flexible display. The method may further include causing, in response to flexing of the flexible display, activation of a haptic actuator. The method may include determining a degree of flexing of the flexible display. The method may further include causing activation of the haptic actuator in an instance in which a threshold has been satisfied. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009883 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display unit, a touch unit, a backlight unit and an electrophoresis unit. The touch unit is disposed over the display unit, the backlight unit is disposed under the display unit and the electrophoresis unit is disposed on the display unit, in which the electrophoresis unit includes a substrate, multiple display electrodes, at least one storage electrode, a gate electrode and multiple charged particles. The substrate has an active region and a peripheral region connecting the active region, the display electrodes are disposed at the active region of the substrate and arranged in a same interval, the storage electrode is disposed at the peripheral region of the substrate, the gate electrode is disposed at the peripheral region of the substrate and located between the display electrodes and the storage electrode, and the charged particles are disposed on the substrate have with mirror reflective property. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009884 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STYLUS - An electronic device includes a stylus, a touch screen, and a processing unit. The touch screen includes a plurality of touch spots arranged in a matrix. The stylus includes a flexible and conductive nib including a plurality of flexible sub-nibs, and a body for receiving the nib and sub-nibs. The sub-nibs touching the touch screen causes changes in the charges of the touch spots actually touched. The processing unit determines the number of the touch spots which have been touched according to changes in the charges of the touch spots, and controls the weight or lightness of the corresponding stroke displayed on the touch screen according to the determined number of the touched touch spots. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009885 | TOUCH CONTROL SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A touch control sensing apparatus comprises a logic control module configured to generate a plurality of control signals, a driving sensing control module having a parallel sensing control unit coupled to the logic control module, a signal comparing module having at least one amplifier coupled to the logic control module, a parallel to serial control module coupled to the logic control module, and an analog digital convertor coupled between the logic control module and the parallel to serial control module. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009886 | TOUCH PANEL - An embodiment of this invention provides a touch panel, which comprises a touch screen and a display. The touch screen comprises a patterned, transparent first conductive layer comprising a sensing pattern and a shielding pattern. The touch panel features in that the touch screen employs the sensing pattern as a sensing layer, and the display employs the shielding pattern as an electrostatic protection layer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009887 | USER INPUT BACK CHANNEL FOR WIRELESS DISPLAYS - As part of a communication session, a wireless source device can transmit audio and video data to a wireless sink device, and the wireless sink device can transmit user input data received at the wireless sink device back to the wireless source device. In this manner, a user of the wireless sink device can control the wireless source device and control the content that is being transmitted from the wireless source device to the wireless sink device. The input data received at the wireless sink device can be a multi-touch gesture. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009888 | METHOD OF DRIVING TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - In a method of driving touch sensing display panel and a display apparatus for performing the method, image data are outputted to the touch sensing display panel during an active period of a frame, the touch sensing display panel comprising a display substrate including a switching element connected to a data line extending in a column direction and a gate line extending in a row direction, and a touch sensing substrate including a light sensing part connected to a read-out line substantially parallel to the data line and a scan line substantially parallel to the gate line. A sensing signal is read out through the read-out line during a blanking period of the frame. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009889 | METHOD FOR EDITING INPUT INTERFACE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for editing an input interface comprises steps of: providing a selection event to select an input unit displayed at a first position; providing a moving event to move the input unit to a second position; setting an input interface for the touch module according to information of the input unit displayed at the second position; and displaying the input interface on the display module. An electronic apparatus using the above method is also disclosed in the invention. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009890 | METHOD FOR OPERATING TOUCH NAVIGATION FUNCTION AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of operating a touch navigation function is provided. The method includes detecting a both hands gripping state of a mobile terminal, determining whether a virtual indicator for indicating a particular area of a display panel of the mobile terminal is called, determining whether at least one touch navigation key generating an event related to a control of a movement of the virtual indicator is called, displaying the at least one virtual indicator in the predetermined area of the display panel displaying the touch navigation key in at least one area of the display panel that is adjacent to an area in which both hands gripping the mobile terminal are located, and indicating the predetermined area of the display panel, moving the virtual indicator outputted on the predetermined area of the display panel, or activating the predetermined area of the display panel indicated by the virtual indicator. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009891 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Display means capable of displaying a plurality of objects, detection means for detecting a body, specifying means for specifying a first object displayed in the display means by a movement of the body, measurement means for measuring a distance between the body and the display means, and display control means for determining whether the first object or a second object which is different from the first object is displayed on a front side in the display means in accordance with the distance are provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009892 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating control of haptic feedback. A method may include receiving an indication of flexing of a flexible display. The method may further include causing, in response to flexing of the flexible display, activation of a haptic actuator. The method may include determining a degree of flexing of the flexible display. The method may further include causing activation of the haptic actuator in an instance in which a threshold has been satisfied. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009893 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a touch screen panel; a support structure having a first support member and a second support member, the first support member and the second support member being in contact with touch screen panel to support the touch screen panel at a periphery of the touch screen panel; a base being in contact with the support structure to support the touch screen panel via the support structure; and a vibration mechanism for vibrating the touch screen panel, the vibration mechanism being provided near the periphery of the touch screen panel so as to be closer to the first support member than to the second support member. The first support member has a rigidity which is greater than a rigidity of the second support member. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009894 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY PANEL - A touch-sensitive display panel including a first panel, a second panel and a spacer layer is provided. The first panel has a touch-sensitive area. The second panel, parallel to the first panel, has a display area correspondingly located below the touch-sensitive area. The spacer layer is disposed between the first panel and the second panel and includes a plurality of conductive spacers for electrically connecting the first panel and the second panel. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009895 | CANCELLING INDUCED CURRENTS IN A TOUCH SENSING DEVICE HAVING AN EMBEDDED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ANTENNA - A method and system for enabling a near field communication antenna to be disposed adjacent to electrodes of a touch sensing device, the near field communication antenna being operated, and the magnetic field inductance and electric field coupling between the electrodes and the near field communication antenna being minimized in order to substantially reduce or eliminate induced currents on the electrodes. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009896 | 3D FINGER POSTURE DETECTION AND GESTURE RECOGNITION ON TOUCH SURFACES - The invention provides 3D touch gesture recognition on touch surfaces incorporating finger posture detection and includes a touch user interface device in communication with a processing device. The interface device includes a sensor array for sensing spatial information of one or more regions of contact and provides finger contact information in the form of a stream of frame data. A frame is read from the sensor array, subjected to thresholding, normalization, and feature extraction operations to produce a features vector. A multi-dimensional gesture space is constructed having desired set of features, each represented by a space dimension. A gesture trajectory is a sequence of transitions between pre-calculated clusters, and when a specific gesture trajectory is detected, a control signal is generated. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009897 | Information Handling System Dual Mode Touch Enabled Secondary Display - A dual mode touchscreen display disposed in an information handling system chassis proximate a keyboard selectively presents images from information generated by a central processing unit or from information generated by a secondary processor associated with the touchscreen display. An operating system executing on the central processor unit presents information at the touchscreen through a serial link by treating the touchscreen as a secondary display to a primary display integrated in the chassis. Alternatively, an application executing on the secondary processor presents information at the touchscreen independent of the central processing unit or the operating system. As an example, the touchscreen display presents a number pad under the direction of the operating system to accept number pad inputs or, alternatively, presents a number pad under the direction of an application running on the secondary processor to accept number pad inputs that are forwarded to a keyboard controller. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009898 | TOUCHPAD AND PICK BUTTON ASSEMBLY - A touchpad assembly for use in an electronic device is provided. The touchpad assembly may include a touchpad frame operative to be placed within an opening in an electronic device frame. The touchpad assembly may include a support plate for supporting a touchpad, and a bracket for receiving a pick button. The support plate and bracket may be manufactured into a same component to increase the rigidity of the touchpad assembly. The pick button may include a varying height to prevent the pick button from deflecting and to make the pick button travel for providing a selection instruction uniform. The pick button may be coupled to the frame using any suitable approach, including using springs connected the ends of the pick button to the frame. The frame may also include pads to muffle the sound of the pick button when it returns to its initial position after having been pressed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009899 | DISPLAY HAVING A PLURALITY OF DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An electronic device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a liquid-crystal display (LCD) and a plurality of driver integrated circuits (ICs) coupled to the LCD. The driver ICs may be disposed near non-central locations along a side of the LCD, and in some embodiments, one of the driver ICs may be a master driver IC and the other driver IC or driver ICs may be slave driver ICs. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009900 | PROGRAMMABLE TACTILE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYS AND MAN-MACHINE INTERFACES FOR IMPROVED VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION AND TELEMATICS - Disclosed are new methods and apparatus particularly suited for applications in a vehicle, to provide a wide range of information, and the safe input of data to a computer controlling the vehicle subsystems or “Telematic” communication using for example GM's “ONSTAR” or cellular based data sources. Preferred embodiments utilize new programmable forms of tactile touch screens and displays employing tactile physical selection or adjustment means which utilize direct optical data input. A revolutionary form of dashboard or instrument panel results which is stylistically attractive, lower in cost, customizable by the user, programmable in both the tactile and visual sense, and with the potential of enhancing interior safety and vehicle operation. Non-automotive applications of the invention are also disclosed, for example means for general computer input using touch screens and home automation systems. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009901 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device that has a touch screen display includes providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen display, detecting a touch event at a first location on the touch screen display, providing a navigation indicator in the graphical user interface in response to detecting the touch event at the first location, and in response to detecting movement of the touch event from the first location to a second location while touch contact is maintained on the touch screen display, changing the position of the navigation indicator in the graphical user interface by a distance that is greater than a distance of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display, a direction of change of position of the navigation indicator is based on a direction of movement of the touch event on the touch screen display. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009902 | METHOD FOR STERILIZE-ABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PERIPHERALS - Sterilizable systems and devices are provided. In one example, the device includes a touch screen comprising an outward facing surface, at least one processor operatively coupled to the touch screen, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The device may also include a casing configured to: enclose the at least one processor and the memory; partially enclose the touch screen while allowing an input portion of the outward facing surface to be outwardly exposed to receive user inputs; and taper toward the input portion to form a beveled frame around the outward facing surface, the beveled frame forming at least one waterproof seal with a covered portion of the outward facing surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009903 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - To provide an information processing terminal capable of solving the problem in which the positions of operational objects cannot be adjusted in accordance with the holding style so as to improve operativity. A display input unit has a display screen and receives a touch operation made to the display screen. A detecting unit detects a position at which the touch operation has been made on the display screen. A control unit displays operational objects or icons on the display screen. The control unit also moves icons to an icon gathering area in accordance with the number of detected areas among a plurality of setting areas set up in the display screen, or the setting areas including an operated position detected by detecting unit 2. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009904 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A portable terminal comprising: a display displaying a first display item; and a touch panel displaying a second display item and detecting contact made thereon determines, when a first contact point and a second contact point are detected at different positions on the touch panel, whether the first contact point moves before release of one of the contact points and further determines whether a change in a relative position of the second contact point with respect to the first contact point, before and after the movement, is smaller than a predetermined amount. When determining affirmatively, the portable terminal specifies, according to a direction of the movement, a position on the display to which the first display item is to be moved and a position on the touch panel to which the second display item is to be moved and displays the display items at the specified positions. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009905 | DUAL-FUNCTION TRANSDUCER FOR A TOUCH PANEL - A dual-function transducer for a force-sensitive multi-touch screen, including a first substrate, at least one electrode array formed on the first substrate, the at least one electrode array including first and second electrodes, and circuitry operatively coupled to the first and second electrodes. The circuitry is configured to measure first and second electrical properties of the electrode array, the first and second electrical properties corresponding to touch and strain, respectively. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009906 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN SENSING AND ELECTRIC FIELD SENSING FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND OTHER DEVICES - A system includes a touch screen having multiple electrodes. The system also includes a processing unit configured to use the electrodes to (i) detect an object contacting the touch screen or within a first distance from the touch screen in a first mode and (ii) detect the object within a second distance from the touch screen in a second mode. The second distance is larger than the fist distance. The processing unit can be configured to use the multiple electrodes in the first mode to perform capacitive touch screen sensing. The processing unit can also be configured to use the multiple electrodes in the second mode to perform electric field sensing. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009907 | Magnetic Stylus - A stylus comprising a magnetic field source when combined with a touch sensor provides for several input modes for an electronic device. Magnetometers in the electronic device may detect the presence, location, orientation, and angle of the magnet and thus the stylus. Presence of the magnetic field in conjunction with touches on the force sensitive touch sensor provides additional comparisons to distinguish whether a touch is from a human hand, a particular portion of a stylus, or other object. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009908 | RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL - A resistive touch panel is provided. The resistive touch panel includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and a plurality of electrodes is disposed on the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A detection area of the resistive touch panel is separated into at least two sub-detection areas through configuration of the electrodes. Thus, the resistive touch panel can calculate coordinates of a contact point corresponding to each sub-detection area at the same time, so as to achieve functions of detecting multiple touch points at the same time and detecting touch point sliding. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009909 | Display Device - A display device with high accuracy in object detection is provided. The display device includes a light-detection touch sensor, a capacitive touch sensor, and an illuminance sensor configured to detect the illuminance of external light. The information about the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor is used to choose either the light-detection touch sensor or the capacitive touch sensor for imaging. That is, an appropriate touch sensor is chosen from the two kinds of touch sensors. Accordingly, the object detection accuracy can be prevented from decreasing due to the influence of external light. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009910 | MOBILE TERMINAL - In a mobile terminal of the present invention, when the finger of a user is approaching a touch panel, an estimation coordinate as a position of the finger and an estimation distance as a distance between the finger and the touch panel are determined based on a capacitance value between the finger and the touch panel, and capacitance distribution data showing a distribution of the capacitance values is generated. When the capacitance distribution data is similar to set capacitance distribution data, an object icon, which is arranged in the estimation coordinate, of a plurality of icons displayed on the touch panel is displayed on the touch panel in a size larger than in a basic size. In this way, only when detecting that the finger of the user is approaching the touch panel, the icon which is displayed on the touch panel is displayed in an expansion state. Therefore, a malfunction can be prevented and the improvement of operability can be attempted to the user. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009911 | UNDERLAY-BOARD-EQUIPPED INPUT DEVICE - An underlay-board-equipped input device is provided which is capable of preventing positional displacement of a writing paper sheet when a user is writing on the set writing paper sheet and when the writing paper sheet is set again. An underlay board is mounted to the back surface of a rectangular frame-shaped input device having a rectangular hollow input-use interior pivotably about one end edge of the input device. The input device includes a rectangular frame-shaped optical waveguide having the hollow input-use interior. A means for positioning a writing paper sheet (such as protrusions) is provided on the front surface of the underlay board. The front surface of the underlay board and the back surface of the input device are configured to form a holding part for holding the writing paper sheet therebetween. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009912 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TOUCH AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A method and system for recognizing a touch of a display system including a plurality of touch screens is provided. The method for recognizing a touch of a display system including a plurality of touch screens includes: operating each of the plurality of touch screens according to an individually set pulse signal; in response to a point on a touch screen of the plurality of touch screens being touched by a digital pen, detecting a pulse signal of the touched touch screen by the digital pen; determining coordinate information of the touched point by the digital pen; and recognizing the touch screen among the plurality of touch screens and coordinate information of the touched point according to at least one characteristic of the detected pulse signal. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009913 | HYRBID HUMAN-INTERFACE DEVICE - The present invention discloses a hybrid human-interface device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse or TV controller. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid human-interface device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009914 | COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - With respect to a coordinate input device comprising an operation detection plane at a position in front of a display surface or projection surface, contact with the display surface or projection surface, or the absence thereof, by an input object having a round tip is accurately determined. The coordinate input device provided comprises: processing means that detects a size of the input object blocking detection light that travels along the operation detection plane; processing means that generates a down event of the input object when, after blockage of the detection light is initially detected, it is detected that the size has become greater than a first threshold; and processing means that generates an up event of the input object when, following detection of a maximum value of the size, it is detected that the size has become smaller than a second threshold. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009915 | CONTROLLING RESPONSIVENESS TO USER INPUTS ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A communications terminal comprises a and a touch-sensitive display for displaying content generated by a software application associated with the processor and for receiving touch-based interactions for use with said software application. A display controller is operable to selectively accept and reject touch-based interactions in one or more predetermined sub-region(s) of the touch-sensitive display. Interactions in said sub-region(s) are rejected in response to said software application being woken from an idle state by an event triggered independent of user interaction and subsequently accepted in response to a predetermined event, for example by user action in an active zone outside of the sub-region(s). | 2013-01-10 |
20130009916 | 3D LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - 3D liquid crystal shutter glasses in the present invention include LCD lenses ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009917 | Source Driver Array and Driving Method, Timing Controller and Timing Controlling Method, and LCD Driving Device - A driving method for a source driver array is disclosed. The source driver array includes a leading source driver and at least one cascade source driver. The driving method includes utilizing a latch data signal and a reset section of a frame signal to control the leading source driver and the at least one cascade source driver to enter a stand-by state, respectively, and trigger the leading source driver to receive the corresponding data of the frame signal, and utilizing a polarity control signal to sequentially trigger the at least one cascade source driver to receive the corresponding data of the frame signal in different times, and further utilizing the polarity control signal to control the signal polarities of a plurality of source driving signals of the leading source driver and the at least one cascade source driver. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009918 | SOURCE DRIVER - The invention provides a source driver, which includes a plurality of channel driving circuits, a polarity-controlling circuit and a boundary judgment unit. In order to avoid abnormal frames caused by the polarity-controlling circuit and special input data, for example, the input data of the FRC algorithm, the source driver employs the boundary judgment unit to prevent the abnormal frames. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009919 | DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is a display panel including: a display area; and a gate driver to receive a first clock signal, a first clock bar signal, a second clock signal and a second clock bar signal, the gate driver comprising a first stage and a second stage to respectively apply a first gate voltage and a second gate voltage to the display area, wherein the first clock signal and the first clock bar signal have opposite phases to each other, the second clock signal and the second clock bar signal have opposite phases to each other, the second clock bar signal has phases later than the first clock bar signal, the first stage discharges the first gate voltage based on the first clock signal and a first transfer signal, and the second stage outputs the first transfer signal based on the second clock bar signal. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009920 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and an apparatus for displaying an image that is capable of reducing power consumption of a display apparatus are provided. The method includes identifying a priority of an image from a database to set a clock frequency of the image, adjusting a currently set clock frequency to a clock frequency matched to the identified priority, and displaying the image at the adjusted clock frequency. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009921 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A display control device includes: a display control unit that controls display of a reflective first display member and a self-emitting second display member that is provided in superimposition on a display surface of the first display member, has higher rewriting responsiveness than that of the first display member, and may transmit display of the first display member, wherein, when predetermined information is displayed on the first display member and the second display member, the display control unit performs predetermined display control on the first display member in an area corresponding to an area in which the second display member displays information or on the second display member in an area corresponding to an area in which the first display member displays information. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009922 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus generating and outputting video signals, a video display apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus and displaying a video based on the video signals received from the information processing apparatus, and a video display system including the information processing apparatus and the video display apparatus, in which a display stop instruction signal is output from the information processing apparatus toward the video display apparatus via a signal line for transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, a connection signal indicating that the video display apparatus is connected to the information processing apparatus to stop and resume the display of the video without delay while preventing a malfunction, during which a pseudo connection signal is generated so that the video display apparatus is not deemed to be removed from the information processing apparatus. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009923 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING DISPLAY DRIVING UNIT ON LOWER PART - A display apparatus having a display driving unit on a lower part is provided. The LCD display apparatus includes a signal processing unit which performs video decoding, video scaling, and conversion into high-quality video on an input video; and a driving unit which is disposed closer to a lower end of the LCD display apparatus than to an upper end of the LCD display apparatus, and drives a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel to display a video output from the signal processing unit on the LCD panel. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009924 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a display device, a capacitance forming electrode is provided such that an additional capacitance is formed between the pixel electrode in pixel formation portion and the capacitance forming electrode, and the capacitance value of the additional capacitance is set equal to the capacitance value of the gate-drain capacitance. After the scanning signal being applied to the scanning signal electrode fall, a capacitance forming electrode driver raises the capacitance forming electrode drive signal being applied to the capacitance forming electrode that corresponds to the scanning signal electrodes. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009925 | DISPLAY PANEL - On a display panel 10, a first scanning signal line drive circuit 12 is formed along a side of a display region 11 and a second scanning signal line drive circuit 13 is formed along the opposite side by the same process as pixel circuits. The size of a transistor included, the width of a wiring line, or the like, differs between the first and second scanning signal line drive circuits 12 and 13, and the two scanning signal line drive circuits have different sizes in a lateral direction. By this, the center of the display region matches that of a non-integral-type display panel, ensuring compatibility with the non-integral-type display panel. Moreover, by suitably determining the widths of or spacings between wiring lines included in the two scanning signal line drive circuits, leakage between the wiring lines and breaks in the wiring lines are reduced, improving yield of display panels. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009926 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A driving circuit for driving an LCD includes a common electrode, a number of pixel electrodes, a peripheral circuit, and a processing unit including a first input/output (I/O) port, a second I/O port; and a number of third I/O ports. The first I/O port and the second I/O ports are connected to the common electrode via the peripheral circuit, and each third I/O port is connected to a different pixel electrode. The processing unit controls the first I/O port, the second I/O port, and the third I/O ports to output a first or second voltage according to a display signal, thus the pixel electrodes are at the first or the second voltage accordingly, the common electrode is at a voltage in a range between the second voltage and the first voltage in receiving the voltage output by the peripheral circuit, thus driving the LCD to display an image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009927 | DUAL-FUNCTION LIGHT GUIDE FOR LCD BACKLIGHT - A light emitter/sensor includes a lamp, a light sensor, a light guide, and a light controller. The light guide has a pair of opposite ends and is optically-coupled to the lamp and the light sensor at one of the ends. The light guide is configured to convey light emitted from the lamp to the other end of the light guide, and from that other end to the light sensor. The light controller is coupled to the lamp and the light sensor and is configured to flash the lamp and to determine the intensity of light at that other end of the light guide, via the light guide and the light sensor, during an interval between the flashes. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009928 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LCD DRIVER - A driving method of a liquid crystal display panel having a source line and a counter electrode, includes driving the counter electrode to a first potential, driving the, counter electrode to a second potential being different from the first potential, setting the counter electrode and the source line to a third potential by short-circuiting the counter electrode and the source line to an interconnection having a potential between the first potential and the second potential, and driving the source line to a potential corresponding to an image data. The setting of the counter electrode and the source line to the third potential occurs in a period of one frame. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009929 | 3D LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES AND LENS THEREOF - 3D liquid crystal shutter glasses include a pair of LCD lenses ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009930 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device and a driving method thereof, wherein the display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixels a voltage transmitting line transmitting a first voltage to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, a data line transmitting a data voltage to the first pixel, and a plurality of sensing units including a first sensing unit connected to the voltage transmitting line, wherein the first pixel includes a first switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line and a second switching element including an input terminal connected to the data line, and the first sensing unit includes a control switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009931 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - Discussed is an electrophoresis display device. The electrophoresis display device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines formed to intersect each other, a gate driving circuit supplying a scan pulse to the gate lines, a data driving circuit respectively supplying a plurality of data voltages to the data lines, a plurality of first ESD circuits respectively connected to one sides of the gate lines, a plurality of second ESD circuits respectively connected to the other sides of the gate lines, and a plurality of third ESD circuits respectively connected to the data lines. First terminals of the first ESD circuits are respectively connected to the gate lines, and second terminals of the first ESD circuits are connected to a gate low voltage (VGL) terminal of the gate driving circuit. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009932 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: an interface unit which receives an image signal; a main controller which performs a control operation for processing the image signal in a normal mode state; a sub-controller which performs a control operation for providing a low power service in a power saving mode state; and a switch unit which connects the interface unit to the main controller in the normal mode state and is switched in the power saving mode state to connect the interface unit to the sub-controller. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009933 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING PIXEL CIRCUIT - A pixel circuit including: an elelectrooptic element; a hold capacitor; a write transistor writing a drive voltage corresponding to a video signal supplied to one of main electrode terminals thereof to the hold capacitor; and a drive transistor driving the electrooptic element in accordance with the drive voltage written to the hold capacitor. A pixel circuit is adapted such that it can suppress turn ON of the electrooptic element during a first processing in which a current is supplied to the hold capacitor through the drive transistor while the drive voltage corresponding to the video signal is written to the hold capacitor through the write transistor. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009934 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An auxiliary capacitor line driving circuit ( | 2013-01-10 |